Beware of every hour and how it passes, and only spend it in the best possible way, do not neglect yourself, but render it accustomed to the noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will please you when you arrive to it.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
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If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.
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A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.
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Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
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When there is money in your hand and not in your heart, it will not harm you even if it is a lot; and when it is in your heart, it will harm you even if there is none in your hands.
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The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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Losing time is harder than death, as losing time keeps you away from Allah and the Hereafter, while death keeps you away from the worldly life and people.
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Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
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The sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead
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Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
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Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
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If a man’s patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal.
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And if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill his emptiness.
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Wait until you come on the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract.
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The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
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